When Fiction Feels Like Fact: How Stories Shape Beliefs

A few weeks ago, I shared research from the University of South Florida suggesting that smartphone use might not be the monster under the bed when it comes to teen well-being (Martin et al., 2025). The study findings showed that smartphone ownership actually had a positive correlation with kids’ Mental health. Many other factors were […]

How Do Social Structures Shape Your Well-Being?

Systemic, structural change has always been a part of the perspective of the Greater Good Science Center. In a 2022 essay, editor Jeremy Adam Smith defines structural forces in the context of our work this way: Slavery was a structural force, setting a stubborn pattern of social, cultural, economic, and interpersonal relationships between Black and […]

Parental Eating Behaviors Shape How kids Interact With Food

Young children see their parents as their greatest role models. They seek the approval of their parents and want to be like their parents in as many ways as possible. They notice when their parents are there and when they’re gone. Children take note of more than we tend to assume or give them credit […]